People In The Law

Appointments Maria Ladas Hoopes and Brenda Jones Quick have been appointed to the Women’s Commission for a term expiring July 15, 2006. Hoopes is a partner with Ladas, Hoopes, and Associates Law Offices. Quick is with Smith, Haughey, Rice & ...

Honors Patrick T. Duerr and Roger Cook, partners with Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, have been named The Best Lawyers in America. Duerr was listed for corporate law, while Cook was cited in tax law. Leonard D. Givens, David ...

Appointments Jennifer L. Sabourin has been appointed to a one-year term as president of the Dearborn Bar Association. Sabourin practices in the labor and employment group of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., in Detroit. Elections Norman Otto Stockmeyer has ...

Appointments F. Randall Karfonta has been appointed director of education of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM). Nora Lynch has been appointed as Chair of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. Lynch was formerly a labor arbitrator. Claudia Orr has ...

Honors Joseph M. Polito has been named among the 30 best, globally, in his practice area in The Best of the Best 2003. Polito, a partner with Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, specializes in environmental law. Corporate Board Member magazine ...

Appointments Judge Scott Bowen has been appointed to the 62A District Court in Wyoming. Bowen was previously a partner with McInerney & Bowen in Grand Rapids. F. Thomas Lewand has been appointed to the Michigan Civil Service Commission for a ...

Appointments Judge Stephen L. Borrello has been appointed to the Court of Appeals. Previously, Borrello was an assistant prosecuting attorney in Saginaw County before becoming a shareholder with Gilbert, Smith & Borrello, P.C. Mary Massaron Ross has been appointed chair ...

Appointments Thomas W. Linn has been appointed to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s board of directors, and has become the secretary of the 2003 Metropolitan Affairs Coalition’s executive committee. Linn is CEO of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Robert E.L. ...